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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Aids to Navigation
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Aids to Navigation

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.25.10
Object Type Poster
Artist (American, 1902 - 1986)
Maker (American, founded 1862)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1915)
Date1941
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 14 1/8 in x W 17 1/8 in (35.9 cm x 43.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA poster featuring a black and white reproduction of a painting featuring the U.S. Coast Guard lightship SAN FRANCISCO (LV 70) on open water, acting as a navigation guide to a large ship in the background. Printed immediately below the image: From the Painting by J. D. Wisinsky. Bold black text above and below the image reads: Aids to Navigation / The United Stated Coast Guard Maintains and Operates Lightships at the Entrances of Principal Harbors of the United States.

Issued by the U.S. Navy Recruiting Bureau, poster no. NRB—28537—1-14-41—1M.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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